Wednesday, August 03, 2005

amor e uma cabana (or why i don't even have enough for a downpayment on a mortage)

Do you know...
...what people did in the old days...
...when they had secrets they didn't want to share?
They'd climb a mountain...
Find a tree...
Carve a hole in it...
Whisper the secret into the hole...
And cover it up with mud
That way...
No body else would ever learn the secret
I'll be your tree!
Tell me, and nobody else will ever know
I always...
I always...
I always...
Very funny! I always...
I always...
Whenever anyone asked why I left 2046...
I always...
...I gave them some vague answer
I always...
I once fell in Love with someone
I couldn’t stop wondering whether she loved me or not
I found an android which Looked just Like her
I thought the android might give me the answer
10 hours later
I have a secret to tell you
Leave with me
I have a secret to tell you
Leave with me
I kept on asking
But she never answered
I began dreaming up excuses for her silence
Do you know the Buddhist canon?
The 5 Decays of Celestial Beings?
The 5 Decays of Celestial Beings
It's all about the gods...
.. and how they go through this process too
Our cabin attendants are superbly designed
But there's one problem
When they've served on so many Long journeys...
...fatigue begins to set in
They might want to laugh...
...but the smile would be slow to come
They might want to cry...
...but the tear wouldn’t well up till next day!
This one is failing fast
I think you'd better give up
I grew desperate
I felt Like giving up
But I was soon trying again
I have a secret to tell you
Will you Leave with me?
I have a secret to tell you
Will you Leave with me?
Do you know what people did in the old days...
...when they had secrets?
They'd climb a mountain. find a tree
Carve a hole in it...
990...
991...
992...
993...
994...
995...
slowly began to doubt myself
The reason she didn't answer...
...was not simply that her reactions were delayed
It's simply that she didn't Love me
So at Last I got it
it's entirely beyond my control
The only thing Left for me...
was to give up


(from Wong Kar Wai's 2046)







The pessimist says the cup is half empty. The optimist says it's half full. The pragmatist says its liquid contents are at 50% capacity. The ironist says it's half full of air. The practicalist says the cup is twice as big as it should be. The psychoanalyst says the cup is your mother. The punk sitting next to you also says the cup is your mother. The zen master says, "There is no cup." And me, I say, "Waitress! Refill!"




Insane people are always sure that they are fine. It is only the sane people who are willing to admit that they are crazy.
Nora Ephron